Question

Explain the following with reference to the context- (10) 1. “So, is that it? You’re a mulatto?” 2. He hurried back to the barber’s shop and told him, “The bird has flown!”

Answer 1

Answers to the questions are given below.

Explanation:

• A mulatto is a person who has mixed ancestry.
• For example, if a person has a white and black parent then he is known as mulatto.
• The second question is from the story "The boy who broke the bank".
• In this context, a boy named Nathu robbed the bank and then easily escaped away.
• So when the bank was going bankrupt he robbed the bank and fled away.